Happiness of Three Women

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Happiness of Three Women
Directed by William Desmond Taylor
Screenplay byAdele Harris
Albert Payson Terhune
Produced byWilliam Desmond Taylor
Starring House Peters, Sr.
Myrtle Stedman
Larry Steers
Daisy Jefferson
William Hutchinson
Lucille Ward
Cinematography Homer Scott
Production
company
Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • January 18, 1917 (1917-01-18)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Happiness of Three Women is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by William Desmond Taylor and written by Adele Harris and Albert Payson Terhune. The film stars House Peters, Sr., Myrtle Stedman, Larry Steers, Daisy Jefferson, William Hutchinson and Lucille Ward. The film was released on January 18, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

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